Essays about: "Master Thesis, supply chain strategy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 45 essays containing the words Master Thesis, supply chain strategy.

1. 6. Improving capacity planning in outsourced manufacturing through sales and operations planning: A case study at Axis Communications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Lukas Andersson; Mikael Janslätt Axelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Capacity planning; Strategic capacity planning; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Sales and operations planning; S OP; Electronic manufacturing services; EMS; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis explores how capacity planning in outsourced manufacturing can be improved through sales and operations planning (S&OP). The master’s thesis was done in collaboration with Axis Communications AB, where the capacity planning and S&OP processes were analyzed. READ MORE

3. 7. Backshore Once Offshored Manufacturing? : Exploring Sustainability as a Driver for Backshoring Decisions in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Valeria Bracamonte Nuñez; [2022]
   Keywords : offshoring; backshoring; sustainability; environmental system analysis tools; environmental decision making; Swedish automotive industry and global steel industry;

   Abstract : This master thesis has been conducted for Hanza Holding AB which is a global company with production facilities grouped into local clusters in proximity to its clients. The company has experienced an increased demand from companies seeking to relocate their production back to their home countries to be closer to their end markets. READ MORE

4. 8. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Kristina Källner; Anna Lundberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainability; cold chain; pharmaceutical industry; stakeholder theory; sustainable business models; VRIO analysis; truly sustainable; competitive advantage; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE

5. 9. Sustainability of Construction and Demolition Waste : A Closed-loop Supply Chain for Flat Glass

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Thor Lobekk Dahl; Yichang Lu; Sidney Carina Thill; [2021]
   Keywords : Closed-loop Supply Chain; Circular Economy; Flat Glass; Construction and Demolition Waste; Secondary Material; Costs;

   Abstract : Purpose: This thesis’ purpose is to identify a CLSC model of flat glass, including actors,waste sources, and what can be done with recycled flat glass. In addition, this researchaims to propose a cost structure of a flat glass CLSC. READ MORE

6. 10. Decarbonization of Freight Transport at a Manufacturing Company : A Case Study of the International Manufacturer Rosemount Tank Radar AB

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell ekonomi

   Author : Ellen Jönsson; Gilbert Gullberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Green Supply Chain Management; Strategy; Management Control Systems; Decarbonization; Freight Transport; International Manufacturing Company; Carbon Dioxide; CO2 emissions mitigation; Decarbonization Strategy; Strategy and Control Management; Case Study; Framework; Supply Chain; GSCM; MCS;

   Abstract : International manufacturing companies are shipping goods worldwide, resulting in interorganizational freight transportation where customers, suppliers, and logistics partners are involved in the transportation processes. This interorganizational nature of freight transport emissions has made them difficult to address, as they can be seen as not being connected to only one single company’s decisions. READ MORE